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wall-to-wall

adj · 3 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

Of carpeting, that covers all of the floor of a room.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Pervasive, ubiquitous, or unremitting.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • The TV showed wall-to-wall coverage of the bombing.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Of a space, full or crowded.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: idiomatic, informal, not-comparable

Examples

  • The airport was wall-to-wall with impatient passengers.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

10 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Dutch: kamerbreed — that covers all of the floor
  • Finnish: kokolattia- — that covers all of the floor
  • Swedish: heltäcknings- — that covers all of the floor
  • Swedish: heltäckande — that covers all of the floor
  • Finnish: kattava — pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting — see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting
  • German: rund um die Uhr — pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting — see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting
  • German: ununterbrochen — pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting — see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting
  • German: an jeder Stelle — pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting — see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting
  • German: umfangreich — pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting — see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting
  • German: unablässig — pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting — see also pervasive, ubiquitous, unremitting